Cavalier or Roundhead?

 
Directions​: Evaluate the following statements and determine if they describe a Cavalier or a Roundhead. 
Then cut out each of the boxes below and glue them onto the appropriate side of the t-chart.  
They supported the King,  They supported the rights of  They wore simple, practical  One of their commanders 
and believed that he had  Parliament to limit the  clothes into battle, with  was the 22- year-old 
been chosen by God, so they  power of the King, so were  metal helmets and  German Prince Rupert, who 
were called ‘Royalists’.  called Parliamentarians.   breastplates.   went into battle with his 
dog, Boye.  

Many of them believed in a  They had long, flowing hair  They wore expensive  They formed the New Model 
very strict form of  and often had wispy  clothing into battle, with  Army, a full -time army who 
Protestantism called  moustaches and beards.  feathers in their hats, silk  were well trained and highly 
‘Puritanism’.  coats and frilly shirts.    religious.  

They enjoyed having fun,  They recruited many soldiers  They were known to shave  Some were Catholics, and 
and sometimes even drank  from the ‘middling sort’,  all the hair off their heads,  many worshipped as 
and held parties on the day  such as farmers, shopkeepers  earning their nickname  Protestants but in a very 
before going to battle.   and merchants.   ‘roundhead’  Catholic style.  

One of their most successful  Much of their army as made     

generals was the cavalry  up of the aristocracy and the 
commander Oliver  gentry, who tended to have 
Cromwell.   power and wealth.  
 
 
 
 
 
Cavalier or Roundhead? 
Directions​: Evaluate the following statements and determine if they describe a Cavalier or a Roundhead. 
Then cut out each of the boxes below and glue them onto the appropriate side of the t-chart.  
They supported the King,  They supported the rights of  They wore simple, practical  One of their commanders 
and believed that he had  Parliament to limit the  clothes into battle, with  was the 22- year-old 
been chosen by God, so they  power of the King, so were  metal helmets and  German Prince Rupert, who 
were called ‘Royalists’.  called Parliamentarians.   breastplates.   went into battle with his 
dog, Boye.  

Many of them believed in a  They had long, flowing hair  They wore expensive  They formed the New Model 
very strict form of  and often had wispy  clothing into battle, with  Army, a full -time army who 
Protestantism called  moustaches and beards.  feathers in their hats, silk  were well trained and highly 
‘Puritanism’.  coats and frilly shirts.    religious.  

They enjoyed having fun,  They recruited many soldiers  They were known to shave  Some were Catholics, and 
and sometimes even drank  from the ‘middling sort’,  all the hair off their heads,  many worshipped as 
and held parties on the day  such as farmers, shopkeepers  earning their nickname  Protestants but in a very 
before going to battle.   and merchants.   ‘roundhead’  Catholic style.  

One of their most successful  Much of their army as made     

generals was the cavalry  up of the aristocracy and the 
commander Oliver  gentry, who tended to have 
Cromwell.   power and wealth.  
 
 
 Cavalier or Roundhead? 
 
Directions​: Evaluate the previous statements and determine if they describe a Cavalier or a Roundhead. 
Then cut out each of the boxes below and glue them onto the appropriate side of the t-chart. 
 

Cavalier   Roundhead